Chuck,
You are appearently familiar with what type of personna a typical "Italian male" projects. Mario was very typical in that way. Faliero himself was very typical of the older generation of Italian male. I remember Luciano (a trucking co. owner who was friends with "the Maz" here in San Diego) occassionally making funny comments about it to us Americans. Luciano had been here a long time and had "Americanized" a bit. The guys from the old country were easy to spot. I personally got a kick out of it; which may explain why I never was all that buddy buddy with Mario, but got along famously with Faliero.
Don't consider it blasphamy, Dale; just an observation based on your personal experience.
Brian Baylis
I remember the time I took Mario and Faliero for a ride in the back of
my (amaturishly restored by me) 1954 Bentley R Type(extended boot
version). They both sat back in the deep leather seats while I drove
down the coast a short distance; laughing like schoolgirls and making
nervous jokes about the Mafia. Faliero wanted to buy the car from me,
but I told him I would be embarrassed to do so. Under the shiny black
lacquer paint was a ton of bondo. Typical of that car from that period.
True story!
> OROBOYZ@aol.com wrote:
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> > It must have been the same year that I chatted at length with Mario. I recall
> > being attracted to his bikes and the workmanship but also my being a little
> > put off by what I took as being mucho egocentrism (I know, blasphemy!)
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> Hey, the guy was an Italian male... watsamattayou???